BIM academy · L6 Advanced · 30 hours
Lead a BIM project: plans, rules and audits
Write the information rules for a campus project, run the shared model environment and audit the work of others.
task, condition, standard
What you will be able to do
- Task. Write a short BIM execution plan for a satellite campus and audit a model against it.
- Condition. Our campus standards, a model with planted faults and the information requirement template.
- Standard. Plan names roles, formats, names, levels and handover, and the audit finds at least eight of ten planted faults.
four modules
Modules, with worked examples
Module 1: Define information requirements (7 h; Create)
- State what information is needed at each stage and why.
- Link each requirement to a decision.
- Keep the list short so it is followed.
Worked example. At design approval we need fire ratings. At handover we need maintenance intervals.
Activity. Write a one-page requirement list.
Standard. Each item linked to a decision.
Module 2: Write the execution plan (8 h; Create)
- Roles, formats, naming, levels, exchange dates and handover.
- One person is responsible for the shared environment.
- Write it so a newcomer can follow it on day one.
Worked example. A plan page states: open format only, name pattern, LOD per stage, weekly model exchange.
Activity. Write a three-page plan.
Standard. Plan covers all six required headings.
Module 3: Audit a model (8 h; Evaluate)
- Check names, codes, levels, ratings and hidden brand names.
- Check that quantities trace to the model.
- Report faults with owner and date.
Worked example. A model has a brand name in a file name. The audit flags it as a breach of our rule.
Activity. Audit the planted-fault model.
Standard. At least eight of ten faults found.
Module 4: Lead people and handover (7 h; Create)
- Run short weekly model reviews.
- Give clear, kind feedback and one next step.
- Close with a handover pack the facility team can use.
Worked example. A handover pack has the as-built model, the element list, certificate list and maintenance plan.
Activity. Create a handover pack outline.
Standard. All four parts present.
five checks
Check yourself
Think of your answer first, then open the question.
Q1. What should every information requirement link to?
Model answer. A decision that needs it.
Q2. Name three headings of an execution plan.
Model answer. For example roles, naming and level of development per stage.
Q3. What do you check in an audit?
Model answer. Names, codes, levels, ratings, hidden brand names and traceable quantities.
Q4. Why keep the requirement list short?
Model answer. A short list is followed. A long one is ignored.
Q5. What goes into a handover pack?
Model answer. As-built model, element list, certificate list and maintenance plan.
where this takes you
Jobs this supports
- BIM manager. Runs the model environment and the plan.
- Digital delivery lead. Sets information rules for a project.
ladder L1 to L7
The seven levels
Step in at your level and move up. Credits stack.
- L1 Basic: Buildings and models: the basics
- L2 Awareness: BIM awareness: read a model and a standard
- L3 Foundation: Model a campus module to LOD 200
- L4 Practitioner: Coordinate trades and take off quantities (LOD 300)
- L5 Specialist: Fabrication models, programme and cost (LOD 350 to 400)
- L6 Advanced: Lead a BIM project: plans, rules and audits (you are here)
- L7 Super expert: Campus network standards and digital twins
Learning material, not a design or safety instruction. Real buildings are designed and signed off by licensed professionals under local rules.